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A former manager wants to take three unwanted players off Chelsea’s hands
24Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Features, Premier League

A former manager wants to take three unwanted players off Chelsea’s hands

Chelsea have made most of their wheeling and dealing in the summer 2024 transfer window, spending over 110 million euros on Pedro Neto and Joao Felix, and now it is time for the Blues to sell off the players who have no place in the squad for the upcoming season. Already, Chelsea have secured an agreement with Napoli for the long-awaited Romelu Lukaku transfer, earning close to 50 million euros in total from the veteran Belgian striker. Next up on the list is 29-year-old winger Raheem Sterling, who has received rumored transfer interest from around the Premier League but nothing remotely concrete at this juncture. According to a report from Turkish outlet Fanatik, Fenerbahce and manager Jose Mourinho, who made a name for himself coaching Chelsea, are interested in taking three pla...
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Liverpool want to sign another world-class Bundesliga defender
24Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Liverpool want to sign another world-class Bundesliga defender

Liverpool have one of the best center back pairings in world football when both Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are fully healthy and at their best. Over the years, they have had great success with making signings from the Bundesliga, with Konate, formerly of RB Leipzig, standing out among them. He wasn't the first Bundesliga center back to make it big at Liverpool either, as former Schalke free agent Joel Matip is one of the biggest examples of Klopp's brilliant scouting eye. Even last summer, Klopp found a couple of great deals from the Bundesliga, with midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo playing starring roles in Liverpool returning to the fore as Premier League title contenders. Now, according to a report from Sky Sports Germany's Philipp Hinze and Florian Plett...
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Arsenal interested in signing striker valued at £75 million
24Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal interested in signing striker valued at £75 million

Throughout the summer 2024 transfer window, Arsenal have been linked with big name strikers in their pursuit of a true No. 9 to replace the well-rounded Gabriel Jesus as the regular starting striker in pursuit of more goals - and the Premier League title over Manchester City. Arsenal pushed hard for Benjamin Sesko, but he decided to stay with RB Leipzig. An even bigger star, Napoli's Victor Osimhen, remains on the Gunners' radar, but his price has been set onerously high by the Partenopei. As an alternative, Arsenal could go with someone younger, slightly less expensive, and with a less extensive injury history. That player is actually a man who started over Sesko for Leipzig last season, Lois Openda. According to a report from Kicker, Arsenal are now interested in signing Openda,...
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Mikel Arteta addresses Raheem Sterling transfer rumors
23Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Mikel Arteta addresses Raheem Sterling transfer rumors

Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling is the odd man out in Enzo Maresca's squad, completely discarded by the manager on Matchday 1 of the new Premier League season with Maresca making it publicly clear that the Premier League icon is no longer wanted. A former 20-goal scorer from the wing at Manchester City and a 16-year-old phenom at Liverpool before that, Sterling came to Chelsea with the expectation that he would be a consistent source of goals and a steadying veteran presence in the attack. Although Sterling exceeded 10 goal contributions for the 9th time in his career last season, Chelsea are going younger in the attack, and Sterling didn't exactly shine with his all-around play either. Chelsea have brought in Estevao Willian, Pedro Neto, and Joao Felix this summer, leaving even fe...
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Enzo Maresca reveals if Pedro Neto and Joao Felix will play against Wolves
23Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Enzo Maresca reveals if Pedro Neto and Joao Felix will play against Wolves

Chelsea made two of the biggest attacking acquisitions in the Premier League this summer, signing Pedro Neto from Wolves and then Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid in two splash moves that few saw coming - especially the Felix reunion. Neto and Felix join an attack that includes Brazilian phenom Estevao Willian, also signed this summer, as well as 2023 signings Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, and main man Cole Palmer. After predictably falling 2-0 to defending champions Manchester City last weekend, Chelsea fans are curious to see if their new attacking stars will be able to give them a boost this weekend against Neto's former employers, Wolves - often a tricky fixture for big clubs. As Ben Jacobs relays, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca revealed the statuses of Pedro Neto and Joao...
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Enzo Maresca reveals frustrating Chelsea goalkeeper plans
23Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Enzo Maresca reveals frustrating Chelsea goalkeeper plans

Chelsea have shuffled their goalkeepers around since jettisoning Kepa Arrizabalaga to Real Madrid on loan last season after signing Brighton's underwhelming Robert Sanchez - not even starting caliber - to replace Kepa, one of the best goalkeepers in Europe during the 2022/23 season. Sanchez was predictably a significant downgrade, and while Kepa has returned to Chelsea after an ill-fated loan to Real Madrid due to the emergence of phenom Andriy Lunin, it looks like the Blues are just going to send Kepa packing again. On the bright side, Chelsea have signed a better goalkeeper than Sanchez this summer, landing Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal. Jorgensen is both younger than Sanchez and had a better save percentage than the Spaniard in the 2023/24 season. Frustratingly, new manager E...
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23Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Features, Premier League, Serie A

Chelsea in talks to send another attacker with Romelu Lukaku to Napoli

Chelsea and Napoli have been in discussions for months regarding a potential transfer that would send Romelu Lukaku to the beautiful Italian city, even if Partenopei star striker Victor Osimhen does not head back the other direction. The Osimhen interest from Chelsea has cooled but could be revived later in the window at a reduced fee, but, in the meantime, there is optimism that Napoli and Chelsea can at least finally agree on a Lukaku deal. Lukaku was the MVP of Serie A in the 2020/21 season for champions Inter Milan and had a good season with Inter in 2022/23 when he returned to the Nerazzurri, winning the Coppa Italia and reaching the Champions League Final. But Lukaku does not have a future with Chelsea and is coming off a poor season in Italy with Roma. Even so, Napoli manag...
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Chelsea obtain €30 million transfer offer for out-of-favor forward
23Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea obtain €30 million transfer offer for out-of-favor forward

Chelsea have been big spenders again in the summer 2024 transfer window, securing Joao Felix and Pedro Neto for over 110 million euros while also landing Filip Jorgensen and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The Blues will also have Estevao Willian ready for the 2025/26 season and beyond. Now, Chelsea need to make some more sales going the other direction, and they have a couple of big names in the attack who could fetch significant transfer fees if the right party can be found. As Chelsea continue to look for possible bids for Raheem Sterling from the likes of Aston Villa, they've already had a very interested buyer for Romelu Lukaku over the past couple of months. Napoli have been interested in the former Serie A MVP as a Victor Osimhen replacement, with Chelsea, of course, among the big c...
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Chelsea in talks to loan star to Bournemouth
23Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea in talks to loan star to Bournemouth

Chelsea have been making more expensive deals this summer, bringing in Pedro Neto, Estevao Willian, and Joao Felix to an attack that struggled outside of Premier League Player of the Season contender Cole Palmer. But just as Chelsea have seemingly been stockpiling on wingers, they have been just as aggressive at cornering the goalkeeper market, with some joking that Todd Boehly's obsession is out of a desire to monopolize young goalkeepers on the transfer market. This summer alone, Chelsea have signed Villarreal's breakout star Filip Jorgensen, who will likely be the new starter ahead of Robert Sanchez - yet another Chelsea transfer bust. Kepa Arrizabalaga was one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League in the 2022/23 season, but the Spaniard has now become the odd man out f...
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Newcastle close to signing top target for more than £60 million
23Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Newcastle close to signing top target for more than £60 million

Newcastle failed to qualify for the Champions League with their finish in the 2023/24 Premier League season, but there is optimism the Magpies can return to Europe's premier footballing competition if they can make the right signing or two to close the summer 2024 transfer window. Already, Newcastle boast four of the best players in the entire Premier League in veteran center back Fabian Schar, defensive midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, and star forwards Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak. So far this summer, Newcastle have brought in former Bournemouth center back Lloyd Kelly on a free transfer, as well as Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos and Chelsea left back prospect Lewis Hall. Still, a big splash is needed, and it appears Newcastle are pushing for another former Ch...
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